What color is #4C914B?

#4C914B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C914B?

The RGB value is 76, 145, 75: 76 red, 145 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C914B?

The complementary color is #904B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C914B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C914B color

#4C914B rgb(76, 145, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C914B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 56.9% green and 29.4% blue (76, 145, 75).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 32% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Lush Grass (#468D45), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#4C914B color codes

HEX	`#4C914B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 145, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 56.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 32%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 48%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, -36.78, 30.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 47.74, 140.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.375, 22.294, 10.201)`
Decimal	`5017931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C914B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4C914B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C914B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4C914B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c914b; }
.text { color: #4c914b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c914b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 145 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c914b, #4b916d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4C914B?: #4C914B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C914B?: The RGB value is 76, 145, 75: 76 red, 145 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C914B?: The complementary color is #904B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C914B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.